Multicentre study on hand hygiene facilities and practice in the Mediterranean area: results from the NosoMed Network
| Autor: | K. Amazian, T. Abdelmoumène, S. Sekkat, S. Terzaki, M. Njah, L. Dhidah, E. Caillat-Vallet, M. Saadatian-Elahi, J. Fabry, null Members of the NosoMed Network |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Tunisia media_common.quotation_subject Audit Africa Northern Hygiene Environmental health Intensive care medicine Infection control Humans media_common Quality of Health Care Cross Infection Infection Control Guideline adherence business.industry General Medicine Risk perception Personnel Hospital Morocco Infectious Diseases Algeria Mediterranean area Egypt Guideline Adherence business Hospital Units Personnel hospital Hand Disinfection |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of hospital infection. 62(3) |
| ISSN: | 0195-6701 |
| Popis: | Hand hygiene literature is scarce in the southern Mediterranean area. In order to establish a baseline position, a study was performed in four Mediterranean countries. Seventy-seven hospital wards in 22 hospitals were enrolled and information on hand hygiene practice and facilities were collected. The overall compliance rate was very low (27.6%), and was significantly higher where the perceived risk was considered to be high. Intensive care units showed the highest level of compliance. Analysis by country indicated higher compliance in Egypt (52.8%) and Tunisia (32.3%) compared with Algeria (18.6%) and Morocco (16.9%). Facilities for hand hygiene, particularly consumables, were shown to be deficient. Multi-approach programmes combining the production of official local recommendations, education and regular evaluation of hand hygiene practice are much needed to improve the present situation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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